Whose ( determiner , pronoun )

(As a determiner)

Whose ( determiner )

Used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Origin:

The word "whose" is a determiner that developed from the old english word "hwæs" meaning "of whom". the word is used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Examples:

  1. Whose book is this on the table?
  2. I'm not sure whose idea it was.
  3. It's a mystery whose footprints are in the mud.
  4. I'll ask whose car is parked in front of our house.
  5. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is.

(As a pronoun)

Whose ( pronoun )

Used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Origin:

The word "whose" is a determiner that developed from the old english word "hwæs" meaning "of whom". the word is used to ask or indicate possession or ownership.

Examples:

  1. Whose book is this on the table?
  2. I'm not sure whose idea it was.
  3. It's a mystery whose footprints are in the mud.
  4. I'll ask whose car is parked in front of our house.
  5. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is.
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